tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post2466872099925870554..comments2024-01-17T17:56:16.261+11:00Comments on Birdy num num: Why I can't balance a budget - it's geneticBecci Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10318081753954844803noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-14044337850078682242011-10-19T21:38:00.031+11:002011-10-19T21:38:00.031+11:00That was classic!! Honestly, if my Mum had found t...That was classic!! Honestly, if my Mum had found that article in the 80s she might have tried something like taking my Dad to court for more money towards the household!<br />I like the idea of those websites where you can design a little coffee table book of your blog for posterity! Would be great to give my kids when they are older!Daisy, Roo and Twohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532745692260007030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-47198961283811664452011-10-19T14:49:20.455+11:002011-10-19T14:49:20.455+11:00My dad made my grandmother write about her parents...My dad made my grandmother write about her parents, and I made him write about his, and then himself as well.<br /><br />Family history is so much more important than cancer and diabetes; it's all the funny things like the random artistic talent that can be traced back to an uncle. It's such a rich tapestry.<br />Thanks for sharing this, and for linking up :)EssentiallyJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372695554793237026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-27180539405523173552011-10-19T09:02:05.596+11:002011-10-19T09:02:05.596+11:00This is pure gold in so many ways Becci! It beats...This is pure gold in so many ways Becci! It beats all the 'dressed up' versions of stories the family tells over the years. This one is court reported - no arguing with the facts !!!! Very funny but also quite revealing as you say.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />MMarliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045547773319691646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-75178408574268264302011-10-19T00:50:47.449+11:002011-10-19T00:50:47.449+11:00Hey, what a story! I never thought about this aspe...Hey, what a story! I never thought about this aspect of budgeting but now as I think my mother isn't the best savor either! So may be it is genetic, oh my poor kids! They will be such spenders! <a href="http://www.vacationrentalnet.com/vacation-home-rentals.asp" rel="nofollow">Have a nice day!</a>Betty Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617696341635484732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-81972218846066748622011-10-18T23:18:40.636+11:002011-10-18T23:18:40.636+11:00Ohhhh soooo juicy!!!! A very good insight into the...Ohhhh soooo juicy!!!! A very good insight into the life of your mother, certainly would help put parts of the puzzle together.<br /><br />My Pop wrote a book about his life and I have it. I havent read it. I am waiting for when I really can read it, properly. It's too important to just read without commitment, I don't want to waste it.<br /><br />My mums family put a great book together about my Grand Nonna and her life and coming to Australia and it also includes all my Nonna's sisters and my Nonna, who are all named after Italian opera singers. It is a great book and has lots of woggy recipes in it as well.<br /><br />Ahhh and also in my uni days I wrote a paper about my Nonno and his working life. That is also cherished, the bloody prints of photos cost me a fortune too!Gemma @ My Big Nutshellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251131676081523546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342187983416412377.post-39156972768525748972011-10-18T23:16:44.638+11:002011-10-18T23:16:44.638+11:00Perhaps the previous generations considered themse...Perhaps the previous generations considered themselves as moral and if their actions were not entirely so at least they were secretive about what was going on in their lives.<br />They lived an insular life and belonged to close knit communities.<br />Whereas now we socially network on a macro scale because of geographical positioning. We do not live in small communities with family around us and our tribal existence is with our peers either socially or electronically.<br />However, I do have yearly journals that i kept since the early seventies, albeit a few years where I was distracted with child rearing.Stuffed shirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013761443851665392noreply@blogger.com